House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Recent News About House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) today questioned the White House’s failure to immediately fire Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Director Eric Lander when confronted by well-documented allegations against him for over a year.
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“During my time in Congress I have fought to secure equality under the law for women and people of all marginalized genders.
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“The Equal Rights Amendment has been ratified by 38 states, completed the required waiting period, and met all constitutional requirements for ratification.
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Today, the House posted text of the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength Act of 2022.
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Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent letters to four major meat processing companies—Tyson Foods, JBS Foods, National Beef, and Seaboard—requesting information about alarming price increases on beef, pork, and chicken products.
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“The Committees are concerned by reports indicating that Critical Incident Teams may have obstructed appropriate investigations by law enforcement,” wrote the Chairs.
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“As we made clear in our hearing, ensuring the federal government’s cyber resilience is a bipartisan a priority.
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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight Operations.
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“Key pillars of the FITARA Scorecard—including cybersecurity and IT modernization—remain on GAO’s high-risk list, highlighting the need for continued oversight of these issues,”
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“Unfortunately, the Committee has not held a single public event on the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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“We write today to continue our oversight of the Biden Administration’s failure to adequately secure the southern border, as well as the knock-on effects that failure is having on the United States’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, and Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Reform Committee, introduced the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2022.
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Cobalt is one of the most important components of electric car batteries, solar panels, and other conduits for renewable energy and China’s control over the mineral is a severe blow to Americans’ ability to invest in renewable energy technology.
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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock expressing concerns over more reports the Biden Administration is improperly interfering at the FDA.
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“We write to inquire about the numerous stalled Emergency Use Authorization applications for lifesaving COVID-19 therapeutics and treatments at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly and Rep. Jody Hice, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent letters to several federal agencies requesting information about the implementation of the Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2019, which requires agencies to accept digital signatures on privacy forms that enable members of Congress to work with those agencies on behalf of constituents.
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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Committee Members Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Katie Porter, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to reassess its recommended three-month blanket deferral period for men who have sex with men, which has had the discriminatory effect of preventing gay and bisexual men from safely donating blood amid a national blood shortage.
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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Katie Porter, the Subcommittee’s Vice Chairwoman, sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging the agency to eliminate the massive backlog of approximately six million tax returns ahead of the 2022 tax season.
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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, along with Committee Members Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Brenda Lawrence, sent a letter to Census Bureau Director Robert Santos requesting information on whether the agency is looking into reported 2020 Census undercounting in Detroit, Michigan and other diverse communities.
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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement following the issuance of the Government Accountability Office’s audit of the federal response to the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange incidents: